Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 21, 1925
Place of Birth:
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Phyllis Love
Biography
Phyllis Anne Love was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 21, 1925. She attended Roosevelt High School in Des Moines along with her close friend, Cloris Leachman. After performing in various local and regional drama productions, Love enrolled in the Actors Studio in New York in 1948. Her movie debut was a bit as a juvenile delinquent in the 1950 movie So Young So Bad (1950), which starred Paul Henreid and Rita Moreno. Love's best-known film role was as "Mattie Birdwell" in William Wyler's Friendly Persuasion (1956). Love guested in numerous TV programs in the 50s, 60s, and 70s but enjoyed her greatest success on the Broadway stage. She appeared in eight shows and, in 1951, won the New York Charles Derwent Award for Best Featured Actress for her portrayal of "Rosa Delle Rosa" in the original production of "The Rose Tattoo". After retiring from acting in the early 70s, she changed her first name to "Osanna".
Date of Death 30 October 2011, Menifee, California (Alzheimer's disease)
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones | Nurse |
| 1961 | The Young Doctors | Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander |
| 1960 | The Master Builder | Kaja |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Mattie Birdwell |
| 1950 | So Young, So Bad | Delinquent Girl (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Harry O | |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Joan Howard |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1966 | Shane | Ada Gary |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Phyllis |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Connie Parr |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Tracy Rogers |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage | Abigail Adams |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Laura |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Andrea Holm |
| 1962 | Going My Way | |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Cele Orlatti |
| 1961 | Bus Stop | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | The New Breed | Mrs. Capples |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Ruth Wandemeir |
| 1960 | The Tall Man | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Mrs. Lucas |
| 1959 | The Deputy | Josie |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook | Elsa |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook | Elisa |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Ellen Carter |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Minerva Doubleday |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Beth |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Sue Thompson |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Jennifer |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Katalin Tors |
| 1948 | Studio One | The Girl |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Phyllis |
| 1948 | Studio One | Alice Nichols |